Transparency & Trust: a new era for directors’ disqualification?

In July 2013 the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) launched “Transparency and Trust” a discussion paper covering a wide range of company and business matters, including the directors’ disqualification regime in this country. The result was the introduction of the Government’s Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill into the House of Commons in

Director Disqualifications are increasing

Director Disqualifications rose in 2013/2014 According to the Insolvency Service’s annual report and accounts for 2013/14, 1,273 directors were disqualified in this country. Other interesting figures for director disqualification over the same period are: There has been a 23% increase in director disqualifications compared to 2012-2013; The average length of disqualification undertakings and orders secured against